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In this manual, anything displayed on the Cambridge Z88 screen is shown in a computer typeface, such as

Name of file to save

Anything that you should type at the keyboard is shown in a different typeface to designate the keyboard keys; for example

You are invited to a party

The keys on the keyboard with a special function are shown in the text with key legends. So, for example, if you are asked to type

myfile

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ENTER

 

you would actually type the letters m y f i l e and then press the 

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ENTER

key.

In general, references to menu headings are in bold caps; for example LAYOUT.

References to individual commands are in bold; for example Save or Load.

References to options displayed by a command are in italics; for example Save only range of columns.

The 'Square' key is represented using the Image Added symbol, also identified as the 

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ALT
key on normal PC.

The 'Diamond' key is represented using the Image Added symbol, also identified as the 

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CTRL

key.

The cursor keys are represented as Image AddedImage AddedImage Added and Image Added key on normal PC.

 

Info

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Note that if you attempt to move a block of slots to a new position which overlaps the same rows or columns as the original block, the error

Overlap

will be displayed.

Delete - BD

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Sort in reverse order: by default, the marked block is sorted into ascending order, and any slot references are updated as appropriate. Setting this option to Yes will sort the specified column in descending order.

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Moves the cursor directly to a specified slot. After the prompt

Go to slot

type the coordinates of the slot you want to move to, followed by  

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ENTER

. If the slot you specify is off the document, the cursor will be moved as far as possible in the direction of the specified slot.

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Moving within a line/slot

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Cursor Left -  leftImage RemovedImage Added 

Moves the cursor to the next character in the slot, or the previous character in the slot respectively. Cursor Left will have no effect once the cursor reaches the beginning of the slot. Cursor Right will continue to move the cursor beyond the end of the slot, scrolling the slot left if it reaches the wrap point for the column.

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Previous Word - SHiFTleftImage Removed Image Added

Moves the cursor to the first character of the next word in the slot, and the previous word in the slot respectively. If there are no more words in the current slot, Next Word will move the cursor to the first character of the next slot. Likewise, if the cursor is at the beginning of a slot, Previous Word will move the cursor to the end of the previous slot.

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Moves the cursor to the first character position in the slot.

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Moves the cursor to the position after the last character in the slot.

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Moves the cursor down to the next row and to the first character position in the current column. If the cursor is at the bottom of the document, the command will add an extra row to the document.

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Cursor Down -  downImage RemovedImage Added

Moves the cursor to the same horizontal position in the previous line and the next line respectively: the cursor remains in the current column. Cursor Up will have no effect if the cursor is already on the top line of the document, and Cursor Down will have no effect if the cursor is already on the bottom line of the document.

Screen Up -  

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SHIFT

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Screen Down -  

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SHIFT

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Moves the cursor up or down a screenful at a time. With borders displayed this will be five lines at a time.

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Bottom of Column - diamonddownImage Removed Image Added

Moves the cursor to the top or bottom of the current column in the document respectively.

Moving between columns

First Column - Image ModifiedCFC or Image Modified 

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TAB

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Using this command will insert a hard page break in the row containing the cursor. The command gives the prompt

Specify no. of unbroken lines     No 

Pressing  

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ENTER

 executes the command, thereby ensuring that subsequent text will always start at the top of a new page.

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DEL

 

SHIFT DEL
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SHIFT  leftImage RemovedImage Added, SHIFT rightImage Removed Image Added
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Rubout
Delete character
Insert/Overtype
Insert character
Delete word
Delete to end of slot
Insert reference
Cursor left/Cursor right
Previous word/Next word
Beginning of line/End of line

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  1. Save the document first, as the procedure will alter it.
  2. Mark as much of the document as you wish to examine or print out.
  3. Type ENT. Expression slots within the marked block will display the expressions they contain. Note that text slots will display the error Typing error.
  4. Press Q to clear the marked block, and, if necessary, increase the column widths so that the full expressions can be seen.

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If no column is specified, the column containing the cursor will be assumed.

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Margin Right - squarerightImage Removed Image Added

These commands allow you to move the right-hand margin for a number of columns simultaneously.

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  1. Set the widths of columns A, B, and C to 24, by giving the Width command on the LAYOUT menu with the options

    New width                         24
    Specify column                    Yes A

    New width                         24
    Specify column                    Yes B

    New width                         24
    Specify column                    Yes C

  2. With the cursor in column A, move the right-hand margin to the right-hand edge of column A by pressing squareleftImage Removed until Image Added until the right-hand margin pointer is just to the left of the A on the top border; see the diagram below. This will also position the left margin for columns B and C to the right-hand edge of those columns.
  3. Enter the Options Page, by typing Image ModifiedO, and alter the Insert on wrap option to Columns by

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  1. pressingImage Added until the cursor is on the option line, and typing C to alter it to

Insert on wrap                    C

Press 

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ESC

 to exit from the Options Page.

 

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4.  Type the required text into each column; it will format automatically within the column width.

Alignment

Text can be aligned in one of the following ways:

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You can return to a PipeDream document by pressing the  

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ENTERESC

 key.

Information lines 

The right-hand column of the Options Page display gives information about the current document.

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Other options can be altered by moving the cursor to the appropriate item, with the upImage Removed and downImage Removed keystheImage Added and Image Added keys, and then editing the item with the line-editing commands leftImage Removed Image Added, rightImage Removed Image Added

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DEL

 key and G or 
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SHIFT

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DEL

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 to delete the character under the cursor. In numeric fields, such as Page length, Overtype mode is automatically set irrespective of the current Overtype/Insert mode setting.

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Set to T (Text) to make the default slot format text slots, or N (Numbers) for expression slots. In Numbers mode there is no need to type X before entering an expression, and the cursor keys rightImage Removed and leftImage Removed will Image Added and  Image Added will move directly between slots containing expressions; ie behave like  

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TAB

 and  
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SHIFT

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TAB

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